The 13.1 Los Angeles half-marathon kicks off tomorrow morning in Venice and heads south down to Playa Vista and loops back. The race kicks off at the Venice Boardwalk at Rose at 7 am Sunday. more ›

A 21-year-old Cerritos man was one of two deaths that took place this weekend at the Philadelphia Marathon. Jeffrey Lee, a University of Pennsylvania senior, collapsed right after crossing the finish line. He was taken to the hospital, where he died of an apparent heart attack. more ›

Okay, it's time to stop munching on that mac and cheese. On the heels of a major makeover to the Los Angeles Marathon route , two new half marathons for Los Angeles were announced today by separate companies. Come this January, the 13.1 Los Angeles Marathon will run through the Westside and next October, the popular Rock n' Roll Marathon will make a debut in Los Angeles, replacing the City of Angels Half Marathon. more ›

More Pictures From the Surf City Marathon/Half Marathon more ›

With all the attention on the mayoral races, LAist almost let another big race pass by -- the Los Angeles marathon, in which several thousand people got up way too early last Sunday to run 26.2 miles. Although we are tremendous fans of cheering on marathon runners -- and around the 16 mile mark, many marathoners are tremendous fans of being cheered -- we are also very, very fond of watching the race on NBC 4 while eating our little chocolate doughnuts and muttering, "Better you than me." more ›